Layin' da SmackDown! - SmackDown recap for February 28, 2014

Batista shows up. He's not here to please or be liked. He's here to become WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He wonders where the tough men and attitude have gone, and finds it sad the WWE Universe chants for "195-pound weaklings." After his speech, Dolph Ziggler shows up. Ziggler tells Batista he can't just show up and tell the WWE Universe who to cheer for before calling Batista dinosaur who's about to become extinct. Ziggler challenges Batista to a match. Batista accepts. Ziggler drop kicks him.

The Real Americans (Jack Swagger and Cesaro) beat Big E and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry.

Vicki Guerrero meets Alberto Del Rio...and puts Del Rio in a match against Sheamus, who also shows up and wants to go at it with him. It's next.

Christian guests on commentary for the next match.

Sheamus beats Alberto Del Rio by disqualification when Christian attacks Sheamus. Sheamus fights back against Christian and Del Rio but eats a Killswitch.

Alexander Rusev and Lana show up to make their presence known.

Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns quarrel, but Seth Rollins reminds them what's important: their match tonight.

Batista beats Dolph Ziggler.

The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan) show up. After reminding us our lives are lies and that John Cena is a liar, The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) show up to confront them. Triple H comes out to book them in a match against each other on next week's Raw, then orders The Shield to stand down. The Wyatts leave, but Bray Wyatt teases them. Rollins and Reigns attack Harper and Rowan before Wyatt holds his Family back.

AJ Lee retains the WWE Divas Championship against Cameron.

The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) and Daniel Bryan beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) and Kane.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for March 4, 2013

Can you believe The Undertaker starts off Raw? (Two versions, for your enjoyment!)

CM Punk shows up with Paul Heyman. Punk says he should be main eventing WrestleMania this year, but he's not - and he blames it on the fans, who he says screwed him. He snubs the fans for respecting The Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania streak but rolling their eyes at his 434-day WWE title reign. Randy Orton shows up and tells him not to be overconfident. After all, Orton has beaten Punk at WrestleMania two years ago. He asks the WWE Universe who they'd rather see take on Undertaker: him or Punk. Big Show comes out and says he has what it takes to end the streak...and they don't. Sheamus shows up and says he has what it takes too. Finally, Vickie Guerrero shows up and says whoever beats Undertaker at WrestleMania will set their legacy in stone forever. There will be a Fatal Four-Way match between these four men, and the winner takes on 'Taker at WrestleMania!

Ryback reverse the Neutralizer into the Shell Shocked to beat Antonio Cesaro. Ryback then meets Mark Henry, who gives Ryback the once over before getting into the ring for his match.

"The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry squashes Zack Ryder.

Fandango debuts tonight...we hope.

Before his match against Dolph Ziggler, The Miz introduces Ric Flair, who is in his corner for the match.

The Miz beats Dolph Ziggler with the Figure Four Leg Lock, after Ric Flair and Big E Langston share a humorous physical exchange...which ends with Miz drop kicking Big E!

The Rock shows up. He's just been to Panama, and neither 95-degree heat nor the blistering Buffalo cold will stop him. John Cena shows up, and the Point-Counterpoint begins. It's pretty obvious both men have the drive, but who will win?

Jack Swagger takes on Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and destroys Duggan, Dusty Rhodes and Sgt. Slaughter with Duggan's 2x4 before putting Duggan in the Patriot Lock (formerly the Patriot Act).

When Josh Mathews asks Jack Swagger for an explantion for his actions, Alberto Del Rio strikes Swagger from behind. Both men have to be held back!

The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) want "The Million Dollar Man" as their manager. If they can beat Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane), he'll consider it. He's in the Players' corner tonight.

Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) beat the Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil), and "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase sticks $100 in Young's mouth. Daniel Bryan sneaks back to the ring and takes the $100 back out so he can take it with him. Hey, I'd do it.

After Brodus Clay and Tensai enter the ring, The Honky Tonk Man shows up. Heath Slater isn't impressed with him, and says the people are here to see 3MB.

Brodus Clay and Tensai beat 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater). Before they can dance, Heath Slater disrespects The Honky Tonk Man only to get a guitar to the head.

Fandango refuses to debut against Kofi Kingston tonight, because "his name keeps getting butchered."

Triple H enters the ring. After the events involving Vince McMahon's injury and his fight with Paul Heyman, he's back, and he's calling out Brock Lesnar for WrestleMania.

The Shield - Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns - are not happy with what happened last week, and tells Sheamus, Randy Orton and Big Show to watch their backs.

Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter watch Alberto Del Rio fight Wade Barrett from the top of the entrance ramp.

Alberto Del Rio beats Wade Barrett with the Cross Arm Breaker. Zeb Colter holds Jack Swagger back.

The New Age Outlaws - "Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn - are in the ring! It's their first match on Raw in 13 years as a team!

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat Primo and Epico.

Mae Young celebrates her 90th birthday, and "Mean" Gene Okerlund is on the fun with a lot of Superstars and Divas. CM Punk and Paul Heyman disrespect them all and walks through themto show up for the Fatal Four-Way match.

CM Punk beats Randy Orton, Sheamus and Big Show in a Fatal Four-Way match, and goes on to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania. Suddenly, 'Taker shows up, and Punk and 'Taker stare each other down.

After Raw went off the air, The Shield attacked Big Show. There is a YouTube video of it, but it doesn't show the full attack, which you can see here. Big Show may have lasted a little longer, but in the end even he fell victim to the triple Power Bomb. Expect a very angry Big Show next time we see him!

Feel The Heat - Sunday Night Heat recap for May 2, 1999

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn vs. D'Lo Brown beat "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry by count-out after Droz and Prince Albert show up and attack D'Lo Brown, causing Mark Henry to chase them through the crowd. After the match, Road Dogg says it is time for him and Gunn to do some "spring cleaning," and Billy Gunn says that he might have gotten out of line last Thursday night and that it is what makes him who he is. He then asks X-Pac to come to the ring so he can apologize to him face-to-face and man-to-man. X-Pac shows up and Gunn apologizes to him, and X-Pac shakes hands with the Outlaws before announcing that D-Generation X is here to stay. As they leave, Billy Gunn attacks X-Pac from behind, and Road Dogg has to pull Gunn off X-Pac. Suddenly, Kane shows up, and Gunn retreats while Road Dogg continues to check on X-Pac. Kane grabs Road Dogg and choke slams him, then helps X-Pac to the back.

Two limousines pull up, and The Corporate Ministry is seen exiting the limos and entering the arena.

In a 60 Minutes-style segment called "60 Seconds", Michael Cole says that the groundwork of the WWF has been based on the concept of integrity passed along from generation to generation, and for three generations, the pride of the McMahon family name has been held with dignity and honor. He then says that Vince McMahon has never disrespected his father, but times have changed and respect has been thrown out of the window by the fourth generation. We then see Cole's interview with WWF co-owner Shane McMahon from Backlash followed by his actions towards "Stone Cold' Steve Austin, then the scene of The Undertaker driving the limo containing Stephanie McMahon, his kidnapping of Stephanie, the aftermath of it and the creation of The Corporate Ministry.

Backstage, Shane McMahon tells Triple H, Chyna, Pete Gas and Rodney that they will show that they mean business tonight.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Test beat The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) with an ankle lock to Faarooq. After the match, The Corporate Ministry shows up and attacks Shamrock and Test, then The Big Boss Man calls out Mankind, saying he knows that he is in the boiler room and that he will find him and take him out for good. Shane McMahon asks if that was a coincidence before The Corporate Ministry leaves.

Big Show is seen entering the arena.

Backstage, The Big Boss Man enter the boiler room and is attacked by Mankind. Both men brawl, and the rest of The Corporate Ministry walk into the room and attack Mankind. Shane McMahon locks the doors to the room from outside to ensure that Mankind does not escape, and soon afterwards, Big Show tears the doors off their hinges and fights off The Corporate Ministry, forcing them to retreat.

Big Show shows up and calls out The Undertaker, saying that if he wants to abduct people and send his goons out to attack others, then he should step up to him and take the ride of his life. The Undertaker and Paul Bearer show up, but so does The Corporate Ministry, who surround and gang up on Big Show. The Undertaker joins in on the attack, then tells Big Show that he is the most powerful force in the WWF, not him, and continues to attack him to give him a reminder.

The Big Show is seen tearing the backstage area apart as he looks for The Undertaker. Meanwhile, Shane McMahon calls the police, saying that Big Show has physically threatened him.

Hardcore Holly shows up with Head. Holly says he came here tonight thinking he would get a shot at the WWF Hardcore Championship, and says that while he was champion, he gave Al Snow more than his fair share of opportunities, and wants to know why their match tonight is a non-title match. Suddenly, Al Snow shows up on the TitanTron, saying Head is the champion, not him, and that Holly having . He then says that Head has ruined his life and forced him to carry a dead deer head around. He then says he has "the coolest thing" that has taken him weeks to find, and proposes giving Holly a peace offering. Suddenly, Al Snow shows up on a toy race car with the dead deer head while Hardcore Holly's old music from his Sparky Plugg gimmick plays. Snow rides down the ramp, then Holly attacks Snow, starting their match, which ends with Hardcore Holly walking away after telling Snow that he will get Head back if he gives him a title shot.

Backstage, Big Show is carrying a 2x4 as he walks to a limousine parked outside of the arena.

Big Show is seen busting out the windows of The Corporate Ministry's limousine outside of the arena. Soon, a police siren is heard, and police officers show up while Shane McMahon orders them to arrest him. Big Show goes peacefully, and allows himself to be arrested.

The Corporate Ministry shows up, and Shane McMahon joins them as soon as everyone else enters the ring. He says that The Corporate Ministry has taken care of "four little nuisances" - Mankind, Test, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Big Show - and says it is far from over, as The Corporate Ministry's reign will be fierce and they have two more individuals to take care of: The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. He says that The Rock is full of himself, and that Triple H is just the man to kick the crap out of him, and that the special guest referee in The Undertaker's match against Austin for the WWF Championship will be himself, due to the "great job" that he did last time. Shane then addresses his father, WWF owner Vince McMahon, saying he has taken his pride and dignity and that he has one thing left to take away from him. Shane then says that if Vince has "the grapefruits," then he will get on his jet and show up tomorrow night to face the music, as The Corporate Ministry reigns supreme.

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for April 29, 1999

The show starts with WWF co-owner Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon heading to the ring flanked by local law enforcement. Vince says he is extremely proud to stand in front of the crowd tonight as well as his daughter Stephanie. He is proud of his personal accomplishments, but not so much about his business ones. He also admits that he has been an asshole after the crowd chants "asshole," and hopes that he can change. He says it is true that he has been ruthless and uncaring of others, and even stepped on - and crushed - a few toes. Sometimes it has been for business and other times at the expense of his family, and he takes the first step towards reclaiming control of his own company. He says he will be "a competitive S.O.B.," but he will take time to smell the roses and thank those individuals who have made him who he is. He thanks "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock for his loyalty and helping Stephanie out of the boiler room a few weeks ago. He thanks The Big Show for coming to Stephanie's aid last week, and he also thanks "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Stephanie takes the microphone and thanks them as well, and says she was taken against her will, stripped of her clothes and dressed in a black gown for an unholy wedding. She says she has never felt so powerless and violated in all her life, as The Undertaker kept touching her and whispering in her ears that she was his and that there was nothing she could do it. She thanks Austin again from the bottom of her heart and soul, then says she hopes The Undertaker burns in Hell. Vince then makes a promise to Austin, but before he can make that promise, The Corporation shows up. WWF co-owner Shane McMahon wants to know why Vince is here at first, but then asks if they would have been there for Stephanie if something bad happened to them. He also rips into Vince for apologizing about how he ran business and for thanking "Stone Cold" Steve Austin for saving Stephanie, and that he doesn't give a rat's ass about Stephanie, Austin or Vince. Vince tells Shane he can "give a rat's about this," and is about to smack Shane before Chyna and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna step in. Shane tells them he's got this, and tells Vince to get his attitude out of his face before he slaps the wrinkles out of his, and tells him and Stephanie to leave the ring. Vince tells Shane that one day he may be a man, but tonight, he is acting like a petulant little boy. Vince and Stephanie leave the ring and head to the back, then Shane gets down to business. He says there have been two thorns in his side as of late: The Rock and Austin. Since they have a history with each other and cannot get along, he puts them on the same side in a tag team match against two volunteers. The first is Triple H, but when it comes to the second one, he asks "Are there any takers?" Suddenly, the lights go out and The Undertaker shows up on the TitanTron and curses Austin for ruining last week's ceremony to make Stephanie his bride and servant, and says Austin stuck his nose where it did not belong. He says that last week, Austin played spoiler, but this week, he will play judge, jury and executioner. Shane makes The Undertaker the second volunteer, and asks the crowd if they can feel the power of Shane McMahon. He says it can happen, because he said so.

Jeff Jarrett and Debra are looking for Owen Hart backstage. Meanwhile, Owen Hart is back in the Blue Blazer outfit, saying that the World Wrestling Federation needs a superhero, and that tonight, he is going to bring them one.

Before the next match, Val Venis says that tonight, he invites the ladies to invest in "The Big Valbowski's" mutual fun, as it is always up more than it is down, and with this fun, there will never be an early withdrawal. When Jeff Jarrett shows up, he says he has no idea where Owen Hart is and it pisses him off, but he can consider him his replacement. Before the match begins, The Blue Blazer shows up and trips Venis up from behind, and the match begins.

The Blue Blazer beats Val Venis when Debra distracts the referee. Venis gets a Fisherman's Suplex in, but Jeff Jarrett gets in the ring and kicks Venis in the crotch, giving the Blazer the win. After the match, Nicole Bass shows up and tells Val Venis "you owe me." Venis hightails it to the back as Nicole comes after him. After Venis and Nicole leave, The Godfather shows up with his hos to make good on the stipulation from the match earlier this week on Raw, and fights off both the Blazer and Jarrett. The Godfather tries to get Debra to join him, but Jarrett and The Blazer fight back and double-team The Godfather.

The Rock is backstage. He says he will have to "make a bunch of monkey asses famous" tonight.

Kevin Kelly interviews The Blue Blazer. He says he is back in the WWF because the WWF needs the Blue Blazer back. When Kevin calls him Owen, The Blazer asks who Owen is, then says he is looking for him, too. He says the WWF has become deplorable, and says there is too much cleavage. He also says Val Venis is deplorable. He says the WWF needs a superhero like him who protects good from evil. He then tells "the little Blazers" to take their vitamins, say their prayers and drink their milk. (Fun fact: Faarooq is seen clear as day walking by in the background.)

Big Show beats Test. During the match, it is announced that WWF co-owner Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon have just exited the building in disgust around the time that The Big Boss Man shows up. After the match, Boss Man gets in the ring, and Big Show almost chases him around the ring. As Big Show leaves, Boss Man gets back in the ring and hits Test in the head with his nightstick. Big Show runs back into the ring and chases Boss Man to the back.

The Rock shows up. He says that WWF co-owner Shane McMahon and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley decide to check themselves in to the Smackdown Hotel earlier this week, and tells them they will check in, but they won't check out without his fist in their mouths and his foot up their asses. As for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, they will fight the fight, but they are not partners, buddies or friends, and if Austin gets in his way, he'll shove his horns up his ass. Austin shows up, and he tells The Rock he will always be some punk kid who spits out nursery rhymes. Austin then tells The Rock he will knock his horns off his head, wipe his ass and put him on a barbecue grill. Suddenly, Shane McMahon shows up and says it is perfect that they cannot get along, as his plan is getting bigger and better as he speaks. The lights then go out, and The Undertaker shows up and stands side by side with Shane. He asks if they understand and if they can see the power, and spells it out a little bit more. Suddenly, The Corporation and The Ministry of Darkness show up on the stage at the same time. Shane introduces The Rock and Austin - and the WWF - to The Corporation Ministry, and tells The Rock and Austin to get it together and change their strategy.

Kevin Kelly interviews Kane and X-Pac. X-Pac says that if Kane wants wants things to be unpredictable, then unpredictability is what we are going to get.

D'Lo Brown beats Droz by disqualification after Prince Albert gets involved in the match. After the match, Ivory runs to the back, and Prince Alberto is about to give D'Lo an impromptu tongue piercing when Ivory returns with "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry, who has not been seen in some time. Mark Henry fights off Droz and Prince Albert to make the save for D'Lo.

Kevin Kelly interviews The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). Road Dogg says they have "champs" written all over them. Road Dogg says it may get a little wacky with X-Pac being a close, personal friend, but Billy Gunn tells Road Dogg that are no friends when it comes to the tag team titles.

X-Pac and Kane retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) as Gunn lifts X-Pac over his head only for X-Pac to come down on him for the pinfall when Road Dogg accidentally trips him.

"Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn argue backstage over their match to the point that officials have to keep Road Dogg away from Billy Gunn.

Dok Hendrix interviews The Brood (Gangrel, Edge, Christian) in the ring. Gangrel says The Brood spoke by their own choice, which was forbidden by The Undertaker. When they came to the WWF, they created the guidance and the guiding light to show them the way. However, The Undertaker's thoughts do not match their own, and in the darkness, they seek a much different light. Gangrel says they live their collective lifestyle in who they are and what they believe in, in the search of the mystery of life in the hereafter. The power is what they seek, and it is within all of us, and they just have to unleash it. Dok Hendrix says some people think The Brood are "off the charts." Edge says they will understand, as understanding is just a matter of time as the power lies within them and it is up to them to find it. They are who they are: the unholy trio. They will become what they will follow. Those who believe will follow, while those who don't will merely exist. Edge then tells Dok Hendrix to beware and take care, because the freaks will come out at night. Dok says he has no idea what The Brood is smoking, but he says it is a gimmick and that they are just drawing attention. Gangrel doesn't care what Hendrix thinks, and says they are who they are and know what they are capable of. He then says that "Michael" (a reference to Dok Hendrix's real name, as Dok Hendrix is really Michael P.S. Hayes of The Fabulous Freebirds) is the one who is confused. The Brood then jumps Dok Hendrix, who is then the victim of a blood bath.

"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn is seen hunting down X-Pac backstage.

Kevin Kelly interviews "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock backstage. Shamrock says Bradshaw has been a pain in his backside, and tonight, he will pay for what he did earlier this week on Raw. Shamrock says he was born in the streets and fought in the streets for space. He plans to break Bradshaw's arms, legs and spirit before he beats the crap out of him some more, as he is ready to lay it all on the line.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock attacks Bradshaw from behind before the Street Fight begins.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Bradshaw in a Street Fight after choking him out with a baseball bat. Shamrock has to be pulled off Bradshaw after the match by referees and officials, whom Shamrock scares out of the ring. Shamrock ends up snapping and hitting Sgt. Slaughter with the bat.

Kevin Kelly interviews Mankind in the Boiler Room. After Mankind introduces himself to those who have never watched WWF before, saying he sits in boiler rooms because he likes the ambiance, that he wears a sweaty leather masks to sell a few dolls, that he wears a shirt and tie because it looks damn good, and that he shoves a sock that looks a like him down his opponents' gullets because he can and because the fans enjoy it, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn can be heard yelling at X-Pac wondering where he is at. Mankind responds to this by simply saying "What a whiner."

Backstage in WWF co-owner Shane McMahon's dressing room, Shane is seen talking to The Corporate Ministry, saying that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Rock will feel The Corporate Ministry's wrath.

Mankind beats The Big Boss Man with the Mandible Claw after Test and Big Show keep Boss Man from running away from the match.

"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn attacks X-Pac in the locker room. Kane quickly makes the save, and Billy Gunn runs away.

The Corporate Ministry ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and The Undertaker) vs. The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin ends when The Corporate Ministry attacks The Rock and Austin. Test, The Big Show and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" run into the ring and clean house, and the match turns into a brawl. Triple H and The Rock take their brawl into the crowd, while The Undertaker choke slams Austin. WWF co-owner Vince McMahon shows up as WWF co-owner Shane McMahon tosses a chair to The Undertaker, and he clocks Shane before trying to stop The Undertaker from hitting Austin with a steel chair only to have the chair smacked into his head. Austin hits The Undertaker with a Stone Cold Stunner, and Shane starts punching an unconscious Vince. Austin approaches Shane, flips him off, gets his hands on him and hits him with a Stunner. Austin then drinks a few beers and uses some of it to revive Vince to end the show.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for April 19, 1999

RAW

The Rock shows up driving a hearse. He tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin that he threw his custom-made WWF Championship belt, his career and Austin himself so far over the bridge that he is never coming back. After we see a funeral wreath, flowers and a casket near the hearse, The Rock says that he buried Austin's custom-made title and his career, and tonight, he will bury his "dead monkey ass." He says tonight will have an old-fashioned funeral for Austin with The Rock himself delivering the eulogy. We see the casket, the flowers, a picture of Austin, some dirt and even a burial plot as the crowd chants for Austin, whom The Rock says will be buried underneath his feet where he belongs. He says it will feel almost as good as when he threw him over the bridge and into the river last week. He says Austin could have drowned, but he could care less. This Sunday at Backlash, when he beats Austin and walks out as WWF Champion, Austin will find out why he is the best damn WWF Champion there ever was.

We see that a camera is positioned outside in case "Stone Cold" Steve Austin makes his way to the arena tonight.

WWF co-owner Vince McMahon is seen with Stephanie McMahon and Michael Cole live at the WWF TV studios in Stamford, Connecticut.

Before the next match, "Road Dogg" Jesse James tells Owen Hart that he may think he and Jeff Jarrett may think they are the #1 contenders for the WWF Tag Team Championships, but he and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn see things differently. If Owen can beat him tonight, then there is no doubt that he and Jeff Jarrett are the #1 contenders; however, if Road Dogg wins, then he and everyone around the world wants to "see [Debra's] puppies."

"Road Dogg" Jesse James beats Owen Hart. As Debra is about to expose her breasts, Jeff Jarrett shows up with a guitar and stops her.

The Undertaker is seen with Paul Bearer while talking to The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw). He tells them that they are his personal instruments of destruction, and that The Brood (Gangrel, Edge, Christian) must be destroyed. He tells them to show no mercy, as they have bigger things to do than to deal with them. He then tells The Acolytes not to fail him.

The Rock is seen rehearsing his lines for his "eulogy" for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin backstage.

The Brood (Gangrel and Edge) vs. The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) ends after "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock shows up with a baseball bat and smashes Bradshaw with it. After the match, The Undertaker and Paul Bearer are seen backstage, and The Undertaker throws things around as he says that he has no time for failure.

WWF SmackDown, a new prime-time special, is coming soon...

In footage from during the break, The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) pay penance for failing The Undertaker by way of a backstage beatdown.

The Godfather retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Hardcore Holly. During the match, The Godfather inadvertently knocks referee Jimmy Korderas down during a scoop slam, and Holly takes advantage by hitting The Godfather repeatedly with an aluminum baking tray, a broom and a steel chair. After The Godfather kicks the steel chair into Holly's face, Goldust shows up and attacks The Godfather outside of the ring while Al Snow shows up through the crowd and nails Holly with Head. Nevertheless, The Godfather is able to get the pinfall. After the match, The Godfather takes Goldust down while Holly runs through the crowd in search of Al Snow before The Godfather celebrates with his hos.

The Undertaker is seen talking to Mideon via walkie talkie, and tells Mideon not to fail him or he will pay penance at the hands of the Lord of Darkness.

The Rock is seen getting his shoes shined backstage.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats The Big Boss Man in a No Holds Barred Match. After the match, the lights go out and The Undertaker can be heard before he appears on the TitanTron. He tells Shamrock that it is getting late, and asks if he knows where is sister is at because he does. He also says he expects more out of him than to leave his sister alone in a run-down hotel off a nearby highway. He says he knows what room Ryan Shamrock is at, and says he may just start knocking on the door of room 223.

The Mean Street Posse (Rodney and Pete Gas) guest on commentary for the next match.

WAR ZONE

Mankind beats "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley by disqualification after Chyna trips Mankind and drags him groin first into the ring post. After the match, Rodney, Pete Gas and The Corporation attack Mankind. Triple H is about to put Mankind in a Pedigree into a steel chair when "The Big Show" Paul Wight shows up and goes after The Corporation. Test is shoved his way, and he easily falls victim to a choke slam by Big Show. After The Corporation run to the back, Mankind tells Big Show says he appreciates the sentiment, but in six days, they still have a date with destiny in the boiler room, and he will see him then.

The Rock is seen on a cell phone at his car outside of the arena talking about his eulogy for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and bragging about tossing Austin over the bridge last week.

Before the next match, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn says that Jeff Jarrett cheated the crowd out of some "T&A," and says that we will see some after he wins.

"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn beats Jeff Jarrett by disqualification. During the match, Owen Hart shows up and trips Gunn. "Road Dogg" Jesse James runs in and chases after Owen, but referee Earl Hebner stops Road Dogg. This allows Owen and Jarrett to double-team Gunn for a little while. Later on, Road Dogg nails Jarrett from the apron as Hebner is dealing with Debra, and Debra eventually gets on the apron with her breasts exposed. Gunn moons Debra before hitting Jarrett with the Fameasser, then Owen Hart gets in the ring and breaks up the pinfall, ending the match. As Owen and Jarrett take the boots to Road Dogg, Debra strips down to her bra and is about to take off her skirt when Jarrett covers her up with his guitar. Jarrett, Debra and Owen then leave.

The Rock refuses an interview with WWF.com.

"The Big Show" Paul Wight vs. Viscera ends with The Undertaker and Paul Bearer showing up. The Undertaker and Big Show stare down, then both men start fighting. The Undertaker tries to choke slam Big Show, but Big Show gets his hand around The Undertaker's throat. Viscera attacks Big Show, then Viscera and The Undertaker gang up on Big Show. Mankind rushes into the ring to return the favor for Big Show and fights Viscera off as The Undertaker escapes, and Big Show hits Viscera with a big boot.

Michael Cole interviews WWF co-owner Vince McMahon live at WWF's TV studios. Vince says he has always been proud of his son Shane McMahon even when he was a boy, and even though he was not always there for him and there are moments he wishes he would recapture, he has always been proud of him until last week, when Shane slapped him across the face. Stephanie McMahon, who is there with Vince, does not know what to think about her brother Shane anymore, and says she feels like she does not know him or anybody anymore. She says that her father Vince has been the one person who has always been by her side, and she hopes that everything going on can come to an end. Suddenly, a security guard says there is a problem in the parking lot. Vince asks him to stay with Stephanie while another one accompanies him to the parking lot. Vince finds Mideon and fights him himself, then gets in a car and tries to run him over, but Mideon tosses Vince out of the car and speeds off.

Before the next match, Val Venis says "The Big Valbowski" has done it. He has solved the Y2K problem, and says all you have to do is add a few extra megabytes of RAM from this hard drive, and he promises the ladies won't care what year it is. Suddenly, Sable shows up, and Val Venis helps her into the ring. Sable tells everyone to stop begging as there will be no grind tonight, but she does have a special announcement and Val Venis' match will have to wait. In two short weeks, she will be shooting her second edition of Playboy Magazine, and if you thought the first one was hot, just wait until you see this one. Suddenly, Ivory shows up with D'Lo Brown, and Ivory and Sable start a catfight. Venis tries to stop the fight, but D'Lo Brown starts fighting Venis. Nicole Bass shows up and pulls Ivory off of Sable before choke slamming Ivory. Sable puts the boots to Ivory before D'Lo Brown carries Ivory to the back.

The Rock shows up and reads his eulogy for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and asks if Austin's roody-poo candy ass will fit in the casket. He says that vision will have to wait until Backlash to become a reality, and since he knew that Austin would not join him here tonight, he has brought something else to bury: Austin's custom-made WWF Championship belt, which he is wearing underneath his suit jacket. He says that throwing it in the river was not good enough, and says he will bury it six feet under so it can rot like Austin's career. He says that Austin had better smell what he is cooking, because he will come snorting and spitting at Backlash, and he will spear his horns into Austin's candy ass. As he raises the custom-made belt up into the air, Austin shows up in an "Austin 3:16" monster truck. Austin finds The Rock's car, a new Lincoln Continental, then re-positions the car. He gets back into the monster truck and threatens to run it over, then backs it up and runs it over for real. He then drives the monster truck into the arena before getting out, swilling a beer on the hood, getting back in and running over the nearby hearse. Austin gets back out again and fights The Rock near the burial plot before clocking him into the grave with his custom-made WWF Championship. He then grabs a cooler full of beer, then pours out a cold one before drinking two more. He is then suddenly attacked from behind by WWF co-owner Shane McMahon with a shovel, then holds up the custom-made WWF Championship belt to end the show.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 10, 1998

RAW

The show starts with Mankind swinging a steel chair at things, saying he is not afraid of the truth and that he wants the truth.

Mankind takes the steel chair into the ring after the show intro, and says he is sick of being lied to and deceived, and would like the truth. He has finally realized, as much as it hurts, that there is only one man who has ever really given him the truth: WWF owner Vince McMahon, and calls him to the ring, demanding the truth. Mankind hands Vince the microphone, and Vince says that it must be humiliating for him to ask him to come out and help him find the truth, and says he detests people who need help and loathe people who rely on pillars of strength like him to get through the day, and that the mere sight of the infirmed and the invalid make his stomach turn. Mankind, however, is a special case, as he knows him and says he did not really invite him to the ring to help him, but instead to hurt him, and and hurt him he will, as when the truth is told, it hurts. Last week, Kane could have struck either Mankind or The Undertaker, and that it was no accident that he was hit in the head with a steel chair. When The Undertaker snatched the chair away, he could have annihilated Kane but went for Mankind instead. He then mentions what happened last night on Sunday Night Heat when The Undertaker disguised himself as Kane, and that it could have been Kane as Kane and The Undertaker are in cahoots against not only "Stone Cold" Steve Austin or Mankind, but the entire WWF roster, and that Kane and The Undertaker are one and the same. Kane and Paul Bearer show up, and Paul Bearer tells Vince to listen to him. It may be true that Vince may be the big manipulator in WWF and get in Mankind's mind, but he will be damned if Vince gets in his mind or Kane's mind. He asks Vince how he would feel if someone tried to poison his son's mind much like Vince has poisoned Kane's, and says he has watched Kane suffer for 20 years and that he will be damned if Vince ruins it. Bearer goes on to say he has been in the WWF for seven years and has made a lot of money thanks to Vince, and that he doesn't need him anymore and that he and Kane can hit the road if need be. However, Paul Bearer thinks it would only make Vince happy. Vince then points at Kane and says that Kane is not Paul Bearer's son and that Kane is a "son-of-a-bitch," and that Undertaker is disguised as Kane right now as he can smell the stench of death on him. He commands Kane to take the mask off or he will rip it off for him. Bearer says he will not touch Kane, and Vince goes for Kane's mask when the arena suddenly goes dark. When the lights come back, The Undertaker is in the ring with his hand on Vince's throat, and he is not dressed as Kane. Vince runs off, and The Undertaker beats up Mankind and Paul Bearer before chasing Vince to the back.

The Undertaker is seen entering the locker room...and Kane is inside.

Sable is special guest ring announcer for the next match. When Luna Vachon shows up with The Oddities (Kurrgan, Giant Silva Golga), the three of them are no longer with The Jackal or the Howard Stern characters.

Luna Vachon beats Jacqueline after Sable shakes the top rope to crotch Jacqueline on the top rope as the referee is preoccupied with "Marvelous" Marc Mero. After the match, Sable hands Jacqueline's bikini contest trophy to Luna.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) come to the arena in a limousine, and they are not in a good mood.

Darren "Puke" Drozdov beats Savio Vega on points to continue to the semi-finals of the Brawl For All Tournament, with Droz nearly knocking Vega out on at least two occasions.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna show up in a powder blue BMW sports car.

Chyna tells Michael Cole to suck it before pushing him into her and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley's sports car.

L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) are on their way to the ring to face Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) when Hawk falls off the ramp when their pyro hits. Animal is irritated.

After the break, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter tells Road Warrior Hawk he is not competing tonight, as it is evident that Hawk's personal problems are still a thing and Hawk insists there is nothing wrong with him. Animal has to face Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) alone. Dennis Knight confronts Hawk, and Hawk jumps on Knight before Southern Justice beat up Animal. As Hawk is carried off to the back, insisting nothing is wrong with him, Darren "Puke" Drozdov fights off Southern Justice before "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, now with shorter hair and facial hair, gets in the ring, hits Droz in the head with a guitar with the words "Don't piss me off!" on the back and proceeds to cut his hair.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), X-Pac, and the duo of "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley all make separate entrances. Triple H is about to tell the crowd where D-Generation X (Triple H, Chyna, X-Pac, Road Dog, Billy Gunn) stands when X-Pac takes the mic and says he is tired of Triple H "and his bitch," and calls Triple H and Cyna "a couple of jackoffs." Triple H counters by saying the world's biggest jack-off is standing right in front of him and that Road Dog and Billy Gunn are two of the biggest jackoffs he's ever seen in his life. Triple H says that everyone in DX is a jack-off and that everyone is in agreement that they're all a bunch of jack-offs. Since they are all in agreement that they are a bunch of jack-offs and that they should do "the DX split." Instead of actaulylly splitting up, they decide to moon the crowd. Chyna grabs the microphone and asks Triple H and the rest of DX is if it ever occurred to them that the crowd is tired of seeing their asses every week. Triple H says no, and asks what the point is. Chyna says that if anyone is initiating a DX split, it's going to be her. Chyna ends up mooning the crowd instead, and, and the rest of DX celebrates while Triple H also moons the crowd himself.

Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin only to be taken into a shower and squirted with water from a shower head.

WAR ZONE

Before the next match, Bart Gunn tells Jim Ross to give him some respect, as he knocked out "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and that J.R. and the WWF keeps making excuses for him. Jim Ross admits that Bart Gunn was the better man, and that if he has a problem, his next Brawl For All opponent is in the ring right now. Bart Gunn says that if Vader doesn't knock "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa, he will, and that somebody is getting knocked out tonight. He then watches from ringside. The Godfather then asks Vader if he's ever been with a ho, and if he even knows what a ho is. He then cuts to the chase and offers Vader a choice between fighting him or spending the night with some of his finest hos, knowing full well Vader wants to fight him. Vader takes the hos, then tells Bart Gunn that if he has the same opportunity, to take the women. Bart Gunn knocks Vader out, then goes after The Godfather before referees and officials try to restore order.

Val Venis and John Wayne Bobbitt show up at the arena.

Dustin Runnels is shown on-screen wanting to talk about choices, stating that the segment deals with explicit subject manner and contains numerous genitalia, adultery and fornication references, and that it is also rife with gratuitous violence unfit for family viewing. He then says that the fans of the World Wrestling Federation can choose to send a message of the WWF by spending time watching quality programming, violent sensationalist nonsense, and that right now, there is a special on reptiles on Discovery Channel that is a better way to spend the evening. He then tells the parents that it is through their choices that they can prepare their children for eternal life, and that He is coming back. We then learn that the preceding message was sponsored by The Evangelists Against Television, Movies and Entertainment (which is acronym form is "EATME").

Val Venis is wheeled out to the ring by John Wayne Bobbitt and accompanied by Mrs. Yamaguchi-san. There is an ice pack located on Venis' genitalia, implying that Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki, Yamaguchi-San) and Taka Michinoku has gotten the job done. "Jerry "The King" Lawler interviews Venis, who says that he comes to the fans a humble man and half the man that he used to be, and says if you live by the sword, you die by the sword. He says there is only one way to stomp the mighty boa, and that is to separate it at the head. He then tells the ladies to take a rain check on "those new snakeskin boots," because The Big Valbowski is alive and ready to bite. Val Venis takes off his clothes and reveals his wrestling trunks underneath, revealing his privates are alive and well. He says that thanks to a cold butcher's block, a little shrinkage and John Wayne Bobbitt cutting the lights, he is standing at full attention, cocked, locked and ready to unload. Bobbitt says he and Venis have had a great time, and he and Lawler make some penis-chopping jokes before Val Venis tells Mrs. Yamaguchi-san that no woman is worth the trouble she gave him and that they are breaking up. As Mrs. Yamaguchi-san leaves, Val Venis hands her a AA battery.

Edge is seen in the crowd.

Bradshaw beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero to continue to the semi-finals of the Brawl For All Tournament after four rands. Before the match, it is announced that Mero is back in the tournament and replacing "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman as Blackman has received a knee injury while training. During the match, the third match ends in a draw, and a fourth round occurs, much to the displeasure of the crowd.

Michael Cole interviews The Undertaker, who tells him that he will be doing his explaining in the ring.

The team of Kane and Mankind beat The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia and D'Lo Brown), the team of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker and The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) in a Four Corners Tag Team Match to become theWWF Tag Team Champions. Before the match, it is announced that "The Outlaw Rule" is in effect, meaning that one wrestler cannot pin their partner to win the match. "THe World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock then shows up and attacks Owen Hart before putting him in the anke lock, and THe Nation (The Rock, Owen Hart, "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa ,D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) and D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Hemlsley, Chyna, X-Pac, Road Dogg, Jesse James) brawl. Due to the attack on Owen Hart by Shamrock, D'Lo Brown replaces Owen Hart in the match.

After Raw goes off the air, The Undertaker tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin he wants the WWF Championship before leaving the ring.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 3, 1998

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The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) show up. The Rock says that the entire world is ready to see him and Owen Hart take on The Undertaker and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and asks them why they should wait when they can just have their match right now before calling them out. Instead of getting The Undertaker and Austin, he gets WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter instead, and The Rock tells him to get out and get their opponents. Austin shows up along with The Undertaker, but as Austin gets in the ring, The Undertaker is distracted by Kane and Paul Bearer, who follow close behind. The distraction leaves Austin on his own in the ring, and as The Undertaker heads back to the back to give chase, Mankind shows up and he and The Undertaker fight near the stage. Austin manages to hit a Stone Cold Stunner on Owen Hart, and eventually fights back before nearly hitting a Stunner on The Rock. Austin gets out of the ring, grabs a chair, and gets back in the ring with it as The Nation retreats.

Golga quickly beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero after Luna Vachon smashes flowers into Jacqueline's back. (This match is mysteriously missing from the episode as it appears on the WWE Network.)

"The Godfather" Kama Mustafa beats 2 Cold Scorpio to continue on to the semi-finals of the Brawl For All Tournament. Before the match, Dan "The Beast" Severn says he has nothing to prove in the tournament, and if he has a score to settle it, he will settle it when his hands are not bound. This allows The Godfather to come back into the tournament. The Godfather then gives 2 Cold Scorpio a choice: either go three rounds with him in which he'll beat his ass, or spend the night with three of his finest hos. Scorpio chooses to fight The Godfather.

Michael Cole interviews The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). Road Dog says revenge is sweet, but not as sweet as wearing the tag team titles. They are more afraid of the lengths they'll go to to get the tag team titles back as they are of Kane and Mankind. Gunn says they'll keep sticking it in everyone's face as the "D" stands for determination and the "X" stands for excellence.

Kane and Mankind beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) despite Road Dog not being the legal man in the match when he is pinned.

Road Warrior Hawk addresses the fans, Titan Sports and even Road Warrior Animal as his real self - not as Hawk - and apologizes for his behavior last week. He hopes that everyone can find it in their hearts to forgive. He then says it's time to "do the Hawk thing."

In footage from earlier today, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett says that Road Warrior Hawk embarrassed everyone last week, and that it's time he scared him straight, Double J-style.

Road Warrior Hawk beats "Double J" Jeff Jarrett as Tennessee Lee tries to give Jarrett his belt to use as a weapon. As Road Warrior Animal shows up to congratulate Hawk, Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) attack Animal and Hawk, and Darren "Puke" Drozdov goes after Jarrett, who eventually retreats.

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WAR ZONE

WWF owner Vince McMahon arrives with Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. McMahon says the highway to Hell ends at SummerSlam, and the way he sees it, both The Undertaker and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin are on two different highways that will eventually merge and that there might be a roadblock when The Undertaker and Austin lose the WWF Tag Team Championships. He says that new tag team champs who know about unity will be crowned in Owen Hart and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia. Vince then asks about what he considers a coincidence from last week's Raw, where "Stone Cold" Steve Austin threw a beer to The Undertaker, and says that when The Undertaker drank Austin's beer, he knew that Kane was about to obliterate Austin. Vince also brings up what happened earlier tonight with Austin and The Undertaker, then asks The Undertaker to come to the ring and try to disprove this "conspiracy theory" with a viable explanation. The Undertaker shows up, and when Vince tosses him a microphone and The Undertaker catches it, Vince says that he just proved his point. Austin shows up immediately after, and says he doesn't trust anybody and that Vince should know better than anyone else. As for the beer, The Undertaker looked thirsty, so he threw him a beer. It does not mean that they are friends, and the fact that he has both tag team belts doesn't mean anything to him as all he cares about is beating him at SummerSlam. He tells The Undertaker he can keep both tag belts, as he wants nothing to do with them and that the WWF Championship is the only title that matters to him. As Austin leaves, The Undertaker tells Austin to listen for a minute, as he is doing what Vince wants him to do and is trying to drive a wedge between them, as he does not want them to be champions. Just like he came to Austin like a man to ask for a shot at the WWF Championship, he asks him to come back to the ring and take what is his. Austin heads back to the ring, and takes one of the tag titles before leaving again, keeping his eyes on The Undertaker as he does. Vince is livid. The Undertaker then tells Austin one more thing: between now and SummerSlam, Austin is "the safest S.O.B. in the World Wrestling Federation," but at SummerSlam, he will take what is rightfully his: the WWF Championship.

Backstage, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia says he and Owen Hart could care less about who the tag team champs are and tells The Undertaker to rest in peace and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin that he will hit rock bottom. Owen Hart says that after they win the WWF Tag Team Championship, everyone will find out who the real "nugget" is.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley beats X-Pac after Chyna hits X-Pac in the face with a forearm to face "The Rock" Rocky Maivia for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam. X-Pac confronts Triple H after the match.

Before the next match, Val Venis tells the ladies that if they are fans of the San Diego Chargers, he's got the lightning bolt to charge for their goal.

Val Venis and Taka Michinoku vs. Kaientai (Dick Togo and Sho Funaki) comes to a bizarre end after Taka turns on Venis by hitting him with a drop kick before joining Kaientai, saying that Yamaguchi-san wife is his sister. Kaientai and Taka then drag Venis to the back.

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Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki) Yamaguchi-san and Taka Michinoku are seen dragging Val Venis further backstage.

Before the next match, D'Lo Brown announces that he is being forced to defend the European Championship even though most of the people in San Diego are not even American citizens, and that he is wrestling in this match under protest.

D'Lo Brown retains the WWF European Championship against Dan "The Beast" Severn by disqualification. During the match, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry shows up and watches the match from ringside, and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman shows up to watch the match from ringside from another corner. It is announced during the match that D-Generation X's ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) locker room is locked, and has asked not to be interviews. After this announcement, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock shows up and gets in a fight with D'Lo Brown before throwing him and Mark Henry into the steel steps, ending the match. Severn is not happy, and Blackman attempts to calm Severn down. After D'Lo Brown makes it to the stage, he is suddenly attacked by Edge, who then makes his way back to the back. D'Lo Brown does not even know what happened.

Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki), Yamaguchi-san and Taka Michinoku are seen attacking Val Venis backstage.

Tiger Ali Singh shows up. He says that American women have no class, morals or self-respect, and that tonight, another American woman will prove to the world that there is no limit to which an American woman will go for money. For every piece of garment they remove, he will give them $500. He commands his servant Babu to chose a woman, and he picks one out of the crowd. He picks a rather corpulent woman, who is commands to immediately strip, which she does. She takes off the shirt, followed by the skirt, then offers her $500 for every piece of clothing she puts back on. She puts the skirt and the shirt back on, and is immediately rewarded with $2,000.

We see footage from moments ago of Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki), Yamaguchi-san and Taka Michinoku dragging Val Venis into a room, with Yamaguchi-san carrying a katana as the camera man is shooed out of the room.

Before the next match, it is announced that the woman who took off her clothes for Tiger Ali Singh for money will be on WWF Code Red on WWF.com after Raw, among others.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against "The Rock" Rocky Maivia and Owen Hart. After the match, Kane and Mankind go after The Undertaker, but Kane seemingly accidentally hits Mankind with a steel chair. The Undertaker takes the chair from Kane and hits Mankind with it, then The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) get into the ring and fight off Kane and Mankind. Austin gets back into the ring and hits Road Dog with a Stone Cold Stunner.

Security manages to get into the locker room where Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki), Yamaguchi-san and Taka Michinoku are located, and Yamaguchi-san is seen trying to cut Val Venis' privates off. The broadcast fades to black as the katana comes down.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for July 27, 1998

RAW

The Undertaker shows up to start tonight's show. Last night, he Tombstoned his brother Kane into Hell, and he and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin are the WWF Tag Team Champions. They may be champions, but they will never be partners unless Austin shows up right now and apologizes to him. After The Undertaker demands an apology from Austin, WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up with WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco. Vince says he cannot believe his ears, and says the only reason The Undertaker demands an apology is because it proves that he and Kane were not conspiring. This does not fly with Vince McMahon, as what he did was the same thing Vince would have done and that he's not gullible enough to buy it, and neither is Austin. Vince says it took three Tombstone Piledrivers to take Kane down, and knows that both Kane and The Undertaker are near-impervious to pain, and goes on to say that if anybody deserves an apology, it is him, as The Undertaker put his hands on him last week. The Undertaker says he might do it again. Vince says he sustained a neck injury after what happened last week, and he does not appreciate it. Vince demands his apology, but not before he lets The Undertaker and Austin know that they will be defending the tag team titles against The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). Vince then says he is not leaving until The Undertaker apologizes to him. Right after that, Austin shows up with a custom-made version of the WWF Championship, complete with the current WWF logo, a white snakeskin pattern on the rear side and a smoking skull in the center. Vince and company leave the ring, then Austin grabs the microphone and tells Vince to go up the ramp as he has nothing to say to him. Austin then says The Undertaker hit the nail on the head when he said they were champions but not partners, says he will defend the tag team titles with him, and says he has an apology for him in the form of a middle finger.

Before the next match, D'Lo Brown announces that he has gotten off the phone with the people over at Euro Disney, who say that they have two new rides for him: the Sky High and the Lo Down. He then tells Vader to "get [his] fat ass out here so [he] can choose which one [he wants]."

Vader beats D'Lo Brown by count-out after ripping off D'Lo's chest protector and hitting him with a splash. During the match, it is announced that D'Lo Brown's European title is not on the line due to his legal representation believing that it would not be a prudent move.

We see a skit entitled Droz's World. We see Droz with some snakes, shooting some guns in a swamp and also throwing up in a wastebasket. Next time on Droz's World, Droz tells a story about "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry.

Bart Gunn beats "Dr. Death" Steve Williams by knockout in the closing seconds of the third round to continue to the semi-finals of the Brawl For All Tournament with a devastating left after Williams tears his hamstring.

Owen Hart shows up before Bart Gunn. After the commercial break, we see footage of "Dr. Death" Steve Williams being helped to the back. Last night, he proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is truly the most dangerous man in the World Wrestling Federation and that he is not a nugget. Owen says he is the baddest in the WWF, and if anyone has the guts to want to challenge him, he dares them to come on down and get a piece of him. Owen Hart's music plays again, and out comes Jason Sensation dressed as Owen. Jason says if Owen thinks he can slap him around, then it's time for them to stand nose-to-nose, meaning they will be miles apart. He says Owen is nothing more than a little nugget, and that it's time that people start flushing him down the toilet before starting a "nugget' chant. Owen leaves the ring and heads up the ramp, but Dan "The Beast" Severn shows up in a suit and tie before Owen can get to Jason Sensation.

Dan "The Beast" Severn vs. Owen Hart ends when "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock comes out of the crowd and attacks Owen. Severn pulls Shamrock off of Owen and gets him in a choke hold, and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman shows up to keep both men apart along with referees and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. As this point, Shamrock snaps and has to be held down in a corner of the ring.

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"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock goes off on Michael Cole backstage.

Bradshaw guests on commentary for the next match, saying that nobody crosses him and that Terry Funk should have told him he was leaving sooner before last night's match. If Funk comes back in six months, he'll gladly beat him down in a match.

Faarooq and 2 Cold Scorpio vs. The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) ends with Bradshaw fighting everybody until referees, officials and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter restore order. During the match, Bradshaw grabs Jerry "The King" Lawler by the collar and tells him to call the match.

"The Rock" Rocky Maivia says the entire world saw him lay the smack down on "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley for 30 minutes. If Triple H and X-Pac want to go 2-on-1 with The Rock, then they can scratch that itch, as he will make them famous.

WAR ZONE

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. X-Pac vs. "The Rock" Rocky Maivia for the WWF Intercontinental Championship ends with The Rock getting himself counted out to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship while Triple H and X-Pac slug it out.

Michael Cole interviews The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) in the locker room. They are concerned about the tag team titles, but the mission remains the same, as they will take the tag team titles back.

Brakkus beats Jesus Castillo.

We see Val Venis in a locker room shower with Yamaguchi-san's wife.

Before the next match, Val Venis says if you want to spend all day at Disneyland, that's okay, but if you want the ride of your lifehop aboard The Big Valbowski. Yamaguchi-san then shows up with Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki), and is seen carrying a katana while Kaientai carries long salamis and a small wooden table with "Yamaguchi family" written in Japanese on the side of it is on the stage.

Val Venis beats "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher. After the match, Christopher and "Too Hot" Scott Taylor attacks Venis, but Taka Michinoku runs into the ring and teams up with Venis to take them out. Yamaguchi-san then gets Venis' attention, challenging Venis to a match next week against Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki), and if they win, he will give him a big surprise. Funaki places a large cylinder of sausage on the table, and Yamaguchi-san cuts it in half with the sword before telling Venis he will "choppy choppy your pee-pee." (It is revealed years later that this is the first-ever promo written by Shane McMahon.)

Michael Cole interviews L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk). Tonight, they say it will be proven if "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry really is the world's strongest man, while telling "The Godftahter' Kama Mustafa to bring anyone they want.

Before the next match, "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa is surrounded by a bevy of laides. Also, Road Warrior Hawk trips on his way to the ring and forgets his trademark shoulder pads.

The Nation ("The Godfather" Kama Mustafa and "The World's Strongest Man" Marh Henry) beat L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk). During the match, it is noted by Jim Ross on commentary that Hawk is "not quite himself" after receiving devastating news of a very personal nature, and it shows when Hawk falls off the top rope during the Doomsday Device.

It is time for the announcement of last night's bikini contest winner, hosted by Jerry "The King" Lawler. Jacqueline shows up with "Marvelous" Marc Mero first, followed by Sable in another Sable Bomb shirt. It is announced before the trophy presentation that the encore of Fully Loaded: In Your House is tomorrow night on pay-per-view. There is a trophy for the winner, followed by a much smaller consolation for the runner-up. Lawler is suddenly handed a note from the desk of WWF owner Vince McMahon, which states that since body paint does not constitute a bikini, Sable is disqualified and Jacqueline is declared the winner. Mero and Jacqueline celebrate with the winner's trophy and leave the ring, and Sable is given the consolation prize as Lawler says that Sable must be disappointed. Sable says she doesn't need a trophy to prove she won this contest, and that the fans spoke for themselves. She is not surprised at all that this happened, and in fact, expected it, and wishes Vince was man enough to tell her to her face. WWF owner Vince McMahon immediately shows up and questions that statement, and says he's met with a lot of ingrate that he's made Superstars, and never thought Sable would be one of them. Vince then confirms that he was the "knight in shining armor" who hired her back. A fan throws something at Vince, which Vince says is all right because next time, they will hit her. He admits that he hired her back due to her massive popularity with the WWF fans, but says that people like her are a dime a dozen, and he could snap his fingers and have her replaced by "any number of bimbos and airheads." Vince tells Sable she owes him, and when people like her owe him, he generally collects. However, your knight in shining armor will allow her to continue to be gainfully employed by the WWF for a little while longer as long as she does not become "an ungrateful bitch." Vince turns around, and Sable flips him off before removing her shirt to show off a revealing bikini underneath.

When the next match begins, a beach ball falls into the ring. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin takes the ball and kicks it back into the stands.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). After the match, Austin gets a few beers, drinks one and tosses one to The Undertaker. The Undertaker opens the drink, stares down, and drinks. Austin is then suddenly attacked by Kane and Manind, and The Undertaker fights off Mankind as the show ends.

After the cameras go off the air, Kane and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin continue to fight in the ring. Austin hits Kane with a Stone Cold Stunner and celebrates as The Undertaker watches from the entrance ramp before leaving.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for July 13, 1998

RAW

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels starts the show in his first appearance since WrestleMania 14. He then guests on commentary for the show, saying it's good to be back and that nobody knows when he will get back in the ring. Kane, Paul Bearer and Mankind show up before The Undertaker and Vader square off, and watch from ringside.

The Undertaker beats Vader. After the match, Mankind is about to hit The Undertaker with a steel chair, but Kane takes it away from him. The Undertaker leaves the ring to get one of his own as Kane nails Vader, then Kane and Mankind leave. Edge is then seen in the crowd before the commercial break.

Charles Wey and Tyrone Wheaton of the New York Giants are seen in the front row.

"Bodacious" Bart Gunn beats "Bombastic" Bob Holly simply by landing more punches to continue on to the next round of the Brawl For All Tournament, with neither man attempting a takedown. Before the match, Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler make a slight dig at Bash at the Beach, saying "The Mailman [Karl Malone] didn't deliver." At this point, the unofficial results just shows the score and do not show the points breakdown. Also, WWF referees are used for matches from this point forward. After the match, Bob Holly swipes at Bart Gunn, and both men have to be pulled apart.

The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) are backstage, unhappy about D-Generation X's ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) parody of them from last week.

Jason Sensation, the Owen Hart impersonator from last week's parody of The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry, guests on commentary and imitates Owen Hart, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, The Undertaker, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Backstage, The Rock says he's flattered, but says nobody can ever be The People's Champ. The Godfather tells "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn that if he wants to be a pimp, he'll show him that "pimpin' ain't easy." (Author's note: that sounds familiar.) Mark Henry tells X-Pac he should be worried about his hands around his neck. D'Lo Brown tells "Road Dog" Jesse James he's not the one to mess with, and Owen Hart says that if Jason Sensation thinks he's funny, he'll slap the piss out of him. Jason Sensation continues to imitate Owen Hart to the point that he runs into the arena and slaps Jason Sensation before tossing him into the ring and putting him in the Sharpshooter. The rest of The Nation has to calm owen down, and D-Generation X's ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) to fight off The Nation.

We see footage from during the break where D-Generation X's ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) helps Jason Sensation to the back.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Helmsley and X-Pac) beat The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia and Owen Hart) after Chyna distracts the referee so that Triple H can nail The Rock with the European Championship.

Sable guests on commentary for the next match. She says that the bathing suit she will be wearing at Fully Loaded will make the suit she wore at the Slammy Awards look like an evening gown. Sable also she is not at liberty to discuss her professional relationship with WWF owner Vince McMahon which allowed her to return to the World Wrestling Federation.

"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero. At one point in the match, Jacqueline confronts Sable at commentary, allowing Mero to hit Blackman with a low blow as referee Jimmy Korderas is trying to keep them apart. Jacqueline tries to hit a splash on Blackman, but Sable crotches her on the top rope and Blackman is able to recover.

WAR ZONE

The Undertaker shows up before the next match and watches from ringside.

Kane and Mankind beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) to become the WWF Tag Team Champions. "The Rock" Rocky Maivia and Owen Hart show up during the match and watch from the entrance ramp, but "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and X-Pac show up and attack them from behind. The ensuing brouhaha distracts referee Tim White, allowing D'Lo Brown to show up from out of the crowd and hit Road Dog with a frog splash from the top as "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry also shows up, allowing Kane to hit Road Dog with a Tombstone Piledriver for the win as referees and officials try to break up the ringside brawls.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley asks WWF owner Vince McMahon for a tag team title re-match and even makes the case for Vince being special guest referee. Vince tells Triple H that he knows The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) were screwed out of the tag team titles, and that he will give it some thought.

Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki) beat Taka Michinoku and Too Much ("Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and "Too Hot" Scott Taylor) after some miscommunication between Taka and Taylor. After the match, Christopher attacks Taka and tosses him out of the ring. Val Venis then shows up and tells Yamaguchi-san last week, while Kaientai came out and attacked him from behind and he slapped him across the face, he realized two things: he was wrong and that no man should ever mess with another man's wife. With that in mind, he offers him his most deepest, sincere apologies, and to show exactly how sincere he is, he offers him a special viewing of his latest video entitled "Land of the Rising Venis." The sexual acts are mosaic blurred, and then it is revealed that he slept with Yamaguchi-san's wife. Venis tells him that when they get a taste of "The Big Valbowski," they never, ever come back. Yamaguchi-san is distraught.

WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up. He introduces "the most demonic, twisted soul in the history of the WWF," The Undertaker. Vince asks what The Undertaker won't do to become WWF Champion, mentioning what he did to Mankind at King of the Ring and choke slamming nearly every WWF Superstar into oblivion before disguising himself as Kane and fooling everyone, including himself. Vince says that The Undertaker had to have had some help from his brother Kane, and refuses to answer everyone who has asked about. Vince says that he won't refuse to answer him, however, and asks The Undertaker if he is in cahoots with his brother Kane. The Undertaker tells Vince that if he wants an answer, he can go to Hell. Vince asks The Undertaker who he thinks he is, then "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up. Austin tells Vince that The Undertaker told him to go to Hell, and to spin around so he can kick him in the ass and give him a head-start. As far as The Undertaker goes, at least he had the decency to challenge him face-to-face like a man, and that he can respect that, but the problem is that they are tag team partners at Fully Loaded against Kane and Mankind. He wants to know if it's the two of them against two opponents, or if it will be him against three opponents, and he wants to know where The Undertaker is coming from. The Undertaker tells Austin to go to Hell with him. Suddenly, D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) shows up. Triple H says everyone is looking for answers, then calls Austin and The Undertaker "the two toughest S.O.B.s in the business today," before saying that Road Dog and Billy Gunn will get their rematch and that Vince will find out if The Undertaker and Kane are in cahoots. Triple H then demands three referees for the tag team title rematch: one on the inside, and two special guest enforcers on the outside: Austin and The Undertaker. Vince gives them the tag team rematch without hesitation, then DX tells Vince to suck it.

Dan "The Beast" Severn beats "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa by scoring more points to continue on to the next round in the Brawl For All Tournament. The fans are heard booing at the end of the match.

Before the next match, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up with a cooler full of cans of beer.

. During the match, Mankind is whipped into referee Mike Chioda, knocking him out. "Stone Cold" Steve AUstin tries to make a pinfall with Road Dog has Kane in a small package, but The Undertaker pulls him out of the ring and Kane hits Road Dog with a choke slam. The Undertaker makes the pin for Kane, but Austin interrupts the count. Kane hits Austin with a cheap shot as Austin confronts The Undertaker, then Kane and Mankind brawl with Austin and The Undertaker. The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) runs in, as does the rest of D-Generation X, ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), and The Nation and DX brawl in the ring along with the other four men as the show ends.

Vince's Got A Shotgun - Shotgun Saturday Night recap for July 4, 1998

X-Pac beats Jesus Castillo.

Faarooq beats Lou Marconi.

We hear from The Rock, who says that he was not happy with King of the Ring. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock may have beaten him, but The Rock says there is nobody who could ever put him out for good. As for what is next for him, he is still the WWF Intercontinental Champion and he will continue to lay the smack down in a major way.

Kaientai (Men's Teioh and Sho Funaki) beat Sean Casey and Papi Chulo.

SummerSlam is coming in eight weeks!

Vader beats Frank Stalletto.

We hear from "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, who claimed that he would climb the mountain and become King of the Ring. Now that he has fulfilled that, he sees bigger and better mountains to climb, and he will climb them.

Dustin Runnels and Terry Funk beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) by disqualification after Chyna hits Terry Funk with a low blow. After the match, Dustin Runnels says something to Chyna and puts his hands on her face, and receives a low blow and an elbow in response.

Vince's Got A Shotgun - Shotgun Saturday Night recap for June 20, 1998

"The Godfather" Kama Mustafa - now known as just The Godfather - vs. Faarooq ends in a double count-out. Both men keep fighting after the match, and referees have to break up the brawl.

We hear from The Rock, who says he set out to do what he said he would do. After planting Vader with a Rock Bottom in the middle of the ring, he has "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, whom he plans to beat in order to go on to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to become the King of the Ring.

Unforgiven will be available in a video store near you this Tuesday!

The Jackyl guests on commentary for the next match.

The Oddities (Golga and Kurrgan) beat Chris Young and Joe White by pinfall with the Paralyzer.

Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada Jr.) beat Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki).

We hear from The Undertaker, who says that his and Mankind's battles are epic, but the Hell In A Cell Match at King of the Ring takes it to a whole new level. Next Sunday, he will bash his body all over the cell until there is nothing left but a bloody mess so he can take his soul and return to the dark side.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh). During the match, Tennessee Lee and Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) are seen watching the match from the stage.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for April 27, 1998

We see footage from earlier today in front of the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, fifteen minutes away from Hampton, Virginia, the site of this week's Raw. D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are dressed in helmets, camouflage pants and DX shirts. They have seen the enemy, and they are near. They will head to the Norfolk Scope and "blow them out of the water." He says this will start with the Norfolk Scope Virginia - with World Championship Wrestling, as the Norfolk Scope the site of this week's WCW Monday Nitro - and it will end at the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia. The five of them are driven in a Jeep from Hampton to Norfolk.

Owen Hart and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock vs. The Nation of Domination ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) doesn't even happen when Owen Hart kicks Ken Shamrock in the groin. The Nation (The Rock, Mark Henry, Kama Mustafa, D'Lo Brown) gang up on Shamrock, and Shamrock tries to injure Shamrock's leg before putting him in the Sharpshooter. "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman jumps in, but The Nation attacks him as a snapping noise is heard while Owen has Shamrock in the Sharpshooter. Faarooq also gets into the ring, but he does not fare any better than Blackman, and referees have to convince Owen to release the Sharpshooter on Shamrock. Owen celebrates as referees and officials try to clear the ring, and Owen Hart tires to bite Shamrock's ear.

Faarooq and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman help "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, now seething from the double-crossing actions of Owen Hart, to the back.

It's time for The Love Shack. Surrounded by two hot women, Dude Love says that last night's pay-per-view was one hot night, and says he can appreciate why everyone loves "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and admits he is a tough cookie. He says that Austin would be lying if he said he wasn't hurting a little bit, then Dude Love says he chewed him up and spit him out, and after that, he had to tell the ladies he just wanted to be held that night. Dude Love goes on to say that Austin tried to get himself disqualified and that WWF owner Vince McMahon had to convince him to get back into the ring only to get hit with a chair shot to the head. The way Dude Love sees it, there are three choices: find the former WWF Champion "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and match him up against Dude Love to see who the real champ is, have a tournament for the WWF Championship where he is the #1 seed, or fire Austin and strip him of the WWF Champion before handing it to him. Dude Love is obviously leaning towards the third choice, and asks the crowd if they want option #3 only for the crowd to respond with a "Hell No."

Tonight on the WWF Superstar Line: is there a new manager coming to the WWF?

We see D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) in Norfolk, Virginia. After making fun of Eric Bischoff and World Championship Wrestling, DX fires a shot from the cannon affixed to the Jeep they rode in on, and calls it their first shot at World Championship Wrestling.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) lead a match in Norfolk, Virginia to the Norfolk Scope Arena.

Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and WWF owner Vince McMahon is seen entering the arena backstage before the next match.

The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beat Terry Funk and 2 Cold Scorpio after Terry Funk shoves referee Tim White. Nevertheless, both teams keep fighting.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) heads to the front of the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. Triple H asks for free tickets to WCW Monday Nitro, while X-Pac gives a shout-out to Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.

WWF owner Vince McMahon heads to the ring. Vince says he comes with a heavy heart, as over the last 24 hours, he has had to make some very difficult decisions. He says he knows "Stone Cold" Steve Austin tried to take his head off with a steel chair last night, and as a result of that, he has sustained a mild concussion as well as dizziness and nausea, but none of those symptoms have clouded his judgement. Vince has decided not to fire Austin...yet. He says firing Austin would be too good for him, as he has other plans for him. Those "other plans" are a match tonight where Austin defends the WWF Championship against The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust. He then introduces the official who will officiate that match: Gerald Briscoe, whom he calls "a family friend" and "a warm, caring human being." Brisco shows up and shakes hands with Vince, and Vince informs him that if Austin lays a finger on him tonight, Austin will be fired and his WWF Championship will be revoked. Brisco confirms he will be a fair, impartial individual and that he is not scared of Austin under the current circumstances. He also says he will uphold the fine tradition of WWF referees. Vince then asks what kind of representative Goldust would make as WWF Champion, then says that anyone else as WWF Champion would be better than Austin.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen backstage.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) is seen in Norfolk, Virginia again, this time trying to enter a gate leading to the arena. The gate closes, but Triple H demands that DX be let in so they can talk to Eric Bischoff.

"Double J" Jeff Jarrett beats Bradshaw after an attack on Bradshaw by Club Kamikaze, who now has a fourth member in a suit and a mask. Taka Michinoku rushes in to fight them, but he doesn't fare very well. Before the match, it is announced that the encore for Unforgiven is tomorrow night on pay-per-view.

Over The Edge: In Your House is live on pay-per-view May 31st!

Kevin Kelly interviews Dude Love, who is not happy with Vince McMahon's decision. Vince McMahon gets Dude Love's attention, and tells Vince not to screw him. Vince, upon seeing Kevin Kelly and the camera crew, becomes enrages and demands the camera be cut off.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) shows up. Triple H mocks WCW main event announcer Michael Buffer as he introduces The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog' Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), which becomes a DX trademark). The New Age Outlaws show up on tiny green motorbikes in an effort to mock their opponents for tonight, The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball), who bring some backup in the form of L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Sunny).

The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) when Skull and 8-Ball switch places, allowing the fresh man to get a surprise schoolboy pin on Billy Gunn.

The intro to War Zone plays to signal the start of the second hour.

The Undertaker quickly beats Barry Windham. After the match, The Undertaker tells Kane that he looked into the eyes of the dragon and got burned last night, and if he wanted to fight with him, it was only the beginning. He calls Kane out so they can finish it, and says he won't leave the ring until he shows up.

After the commercial break, Kane and Paul Bearer finally show up. Gauze can be seen wrapped around Kane's right arm. Bearer says the war between Kane and The Undertaker has to stop, as it was not supposed to be like this. Bearer says that The Undertaker was the one who should have burned in the flames, but once again, Kane had to suffer the pain and agony of the inferno. Bearer talks about how he remembered seeing a 3-year-old Kane wrapped in bandages and the saline solution poured on his body as the dead skin cells were removed from his body. Bearer says there must be a truce, and that he tasted his own blood as it ran down his face last night. When he looked up, he saw Kane on fire and says he could smell the flesh and feel Kane's pain. He says it was "his son" whose hand was on fire, which brings a look of slight shock to The Undertaker.

Kevin Kelly interviews The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust and Luna Vachon. Goldust says he was born a star and a #1 contender, and says he would be a WWF Champion the people would be proud of. Dude Love attacks Goldust from out of nowhere, and Luna Vachon tries to get her hands on him as referees and officials have to separate both men.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up again. Triple H says he should be on top of the world as DX expands to take on new markets and new worlds, and says that nobody - not even The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball) - kills his buzz. Triple H says he's hot right now, and issues an open challenge for the WWF European Championship. 8-Ball of The Disciples of Apocalypse show up, but Jim Cornette rushes in with Dan "The Beast" Severn, who isn't even dressed for a wrestling match as Cornette tries to talk him out of the challenge. This doesn't matter to Severn, who immediately takes his suit off despite Cornette telling him he's the one signing the checks. Cornette slaps Severn in the face, but Severn proceeds to slam him into the mat and choke him out.

During the commercial break, Jim Cornette is helped to the back, seemingly suffering from issues with one of his shoulders from the attack from earlier.

Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who says that WWF owner Vince McMahon has done everything he can to get the WWF Championship off of him. Austin says he'll defend the WWF Championship all week if he has to, and says nobody will screw him out of it. If someone beats him for the WWF Championship, so be it, but he will give Vince McMahon as many grey hairs as he can for as long as he tries to mess with him.

Val Venis is in a convertible on the set of "The Big Valboski." When it comes to "Venis envy," every male is at the head of the class, and regardless of what they say, good things do not come in small packages.

"Marvelous" Marc Mero shows up. He asks the crowd if they want Sable, and when they make it obvious they do, Mero brings out Sable. Sable shows up, and Mero says she humiliated him last night by standing in the ring with nothing on but her bra and panties and that she should be ashamed of herself. He then asks her if she's figured out what happens when he's not in her corner, and Sable says she does and that she liked it...and so did the fans. But she has something even better that they like: her putting Mero in his place. Mero laughs, and asks if Sable is going to beat him up. Sabel says she doesn't know, but she's going to try and that it's time for her to make it on her own. Mero asks Sable if she's challenging him, and Sable says "You're damn right, I am." Sable asks Mero to give her two weeks and she'll embarrass him by kicking his ass on Raw.

We see WWF owner Vince McMahon talking to Gerald Brisco, who is now in a referee's uniform. Vince asks Brisco to call the WWF Championship match between The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin right down the middle.

WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up, takes the WWF Championship and dismisses Mark Yeaton to the back so he can take over as timekeeper.

The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust vs "Stone Cold" Steve Austin ends in a no-contest. During the match, Dude Love goes after Austin after special guest referee Gerald Brisco pretends to have something in his eye to keep Austin from winning. Vince McMahon goes after Austin by hitting him in the head with the WWF Championship belt, but he accidentally nails Brisco in the head with it.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for March 30, 1998

WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up, with a brand new version of the WWF Championship consisting of a larger WWF logo, larger globe and eagle and a blue strap. After dealing with microphone troubles and loud crowd boos, he introduces "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who shows up with the version of the WWF Championship that he won from "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels last night. Austin briefly compares belts, then drops the old belt on Vince's foot and takes the new one from him. Vince congratulates Austin, then says he wants to clear up any misunderstandings or misinterpretations concerning his opinions on Austin winning the title. Vince says that he is proud of Austin becoming the WWF Champion, and is proud that Austin represents his company. Together - a word that Vince emphasizes - with his vision and Austin's charisma, his mental prowess and his physical prowess, Austin might become the greatest WWF Champion of all time. Austin tells Vince he knows Vince hates him, and says that's okay as he hates him right back. He tells Vince there will be no "we," and that Vince won't mold or break him. What Vince sees is what Vince gets, and if he doesn't like it, tough luck. Vince says he does not hate Austin and is incapable of it, and that hate is not a word in his vocabulary. He considers Austin a genuine human being and a swell guy, and says Austin is "a hell of a guy." Austin wants Vince to repeat what he just said, and Vince said he loves him and that it's just a figure of speech. Austin laughs and says "I love you, too," then says he will do things his way and cause as much hell and chaos as he can, and continue to give Vince gray hairs every day of his life. He says that Vince McMahon can't tell him what to do, and that's the bottom line. Vince then says they can do this the easy way or the hard way, and that it's Austin's decision. Austin says that's quite the decision, and if he was forced to make a choice, he wants the definition of both the easy and hard ways. Vince says the easy way is to be flexible and willing to adapt, and that adaptation is a key of life as well as business. He then says the hard way is him being forced to do it his way, and that "we don't even need to discuss that." Austin says that's an extremely important decision, and asks Vince to give him ten seconds to think about it. His answer ten seconds later is a Stone Cold Stunner, and Austin tells the crowd that what they've seen is how to do it the hard way, and asks the crowd to give him a "hell yeah" if they want to keep seeing him do it the hard way as referees and officials check on Vince.

The encore of WrestleMania 14 is tomorrow night on pay-per-view at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central.

We see footage of referees and officials helping WWF owner Vince McMahon to the back. We see Vince backstage drinking a glass of water as he is tended to by WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter and Gerald Brisco.

The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) quickly beat Los Boricuas (Jose Estrada Jr. and Jesus Castillo). After the match, Sunny re-christens the Legion of Doom "L.O.D. 2000" and says that this match is a small taste of what happens when you mix twisted steel with sex appeal. After the match, it is announced that the WWF Tag Team Champions have been held up due to a technicality, and that the real champions will be decided once again later tonight.

Kevin Kelly is in the arena's security office. He announces that Vince McMahon has left and has called the police on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, demanding that Austin be arrested.

Kevin Kelly is in the locker room, reports that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin says he isn't going anywhere and that "Vince McMahon doesn't have the balls to arrest [him]."

Kurrgan the Interrogator beats Chainz by pinfall with the Paralyzer. Before the match, it is announced that there is a rift within D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) and that Triple H will clear the air about this later tonight. During the match, we see WWF owner Vince McMahon talking with Gerald Brisco and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter as they wait for the police to arrive. After the match, Kurrgan drags Chainz to the back with the Paralyzer still applied.

The police are finally here to arrest "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

Jakks Pacific introduces WWF Slammers, available at toy stores everywhere!

WWF owner Vince McMahon talks with the police, and brings them into the arena. He leads them to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's locker room.

"Double J" Jeff Jarrett beats Aguila with the Figure Four Leg Lock. Tennessee Lee guests on commentary for the match, and says he has a surprise for everyone next week. After the match, Steve Blackman shows up and fights Blackman, sending him out of the ring. Tennessee Lee confronts him, and is hiding behind the referee when Jeff Jarrett gets back in the ring and gets Blackman from behind. Jarrett and Tennessee Lee then leave.

Vince McMahon finally has "Stone Cold" Steve Austin arrested, and even handcuffs can't stop Austin from ramming Vince into some lockers. Austin tells Vince he can't keep him locked up forever, and Vince tells him "We'll see about that."

We see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin placed in the back of a squad car as he tells Vince he hasn't seen the last of him and that he will get his ass.

WWF owner Vince McMahon, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter and Gerald Brisco show up. Vince says he came out to the ring to give the fans an explanation. In the state of mind that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is in, he feels a 24-hour cooling-off period is appropriate. He didn't want to do it, but he gave Austin a choice. Austin made his choice, and so did he. Vince then leaves, as does Slaughter and Brisco.

We see some comments from "Triple H" Hunter Helmsley, who says that some people have stated that D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) have dropped the ball. He says he is here to drop the hammer, and that the World Wrestling Federation as you know it comes to an X-rated end tonight.

The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) is interviewed. The Rock, now carrying a new version of the Intercontinental Championship with a new front plate and a purple strap, says that "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock tried to end his career last night, but he is still standing. He plans to lay the smack down on Shamrock later tonight. He then tells Faarooq that last night, he showed him something he should have seen a long time ago, and that he is grateful. He says that Faarooq is why he is in the Nation and why he is successful and Intercontinental Champion. He says he is grateful, and says that after tonight, The Nation will be the strongest it's ever been.

The intro to War Zone is played to signal the start of the second hour.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Steve Blackman beat The Nation of Domination (Faarooq and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia) after The Rock walks out on Faarooq. After the match, Faarooq tells The Rock that no boy grows up to be a man when they cross him, and calls him back out so he can give him an ass whipping. The Rock shows back up, and both of them argue. Faarooq finally takes down The Rock, and the two of them brawl as D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry, referees and officlas try to intervene. The Rock eventually gets out of the ring and slowly walks to the back, but Faarooq tells him it's not over yet and commands him to come back. Suddenly, D'Lo Brown, Kama and Mark Henry attack him from behind. The Rock gets back in the ring, and hits Faarooq with the Rock Bottom before telling him there is a reason why he doesn't want him to think he is the leader of the Nation, as he is now their new leader and ruler. He stomps Faarooq one more time before telling him to "take that back to Haiti where [he] came from." Faarooq is now expelled from The Nation of Domination, and The Rock is now the de facto leader and ruler.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna show up without "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. Triple H says a lot can happen in 24 hours, and has asked himself a thousand times if "Iron" Mike Tyson was on his and Shawn's side. He was told that Tyson was on his side by Shawn, and tells Shawn he dropped the ball. He then tells Shawn not toworry as he has picked it back up and that the ball is in his court. He says he'll take care of the worries and problems, and take care of the decisions. He calls tonight "the genesis of D-Generation X" and is forming the "DX army" to take care of business that should have been taken care of right from the start. He then says that when you start an army and set out to do what nobody else has done, the first thing you do is "look to your blood," your buddies and your friends, and you look to "The Kliq." He then brings out...Syxx, who hasn't been seen in WCW in months since he got injured. Syxx shows up, and he and Triple H embrace before heading to the ring. Triple H says that when you've been an indentured servant for two years, you run up a lot of feelings, and hands the microphone to Syxx. Syxx heard "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan come out on television and say he couldn't cut the mustard, and tells Hogan "You suck, pal!" and says he has no room to talk about anybody cutting any kind of mustard. He then gives Hogan some advice: don't stop short or else Eric Bischoff will go so far up his ass he'll know what he had for breakfast. He then talks about how he was sitting at home when he got a call from Triple H, asking him that D-Generation X needed his help, and that if he needs his help, he's got it. He then tells Kevin Nash and Scott Hall would be standing here with them if they weren't being held hostage by World Championship Wrestling, and tells Eric Bischoff that's a fact before telling him to put that in his pipe and smoke it. Syxx says that this is a new beginning for DX and they're here to "rip ass on the World Wrestling Federation, and it starts tonight." Triple H and Syxx then have two words for everyone: suck it.

Unforgiven: In Your House is coming to pay-per-view April 26th!

Adult film star Val Venis, who is watching his latest flick "Live Hard," is coming to the World Wrestling Federation. He says Bruce Willis is good, but Val Venis is great, and that he's the real deal au naturel, and tells the ladies that the gift he has is something no other male on the planet has ever been blessed with. When he penetrates the World Wrestling Federation, all the ladies across the country will be squealing in delight and that they'll get all of him.

Before the next match, Luna Vachon shows up and demands a rematch with Sable. Sable tells her she's got it, but Luna Vachon wants a special match. Sable tells her she can have any kind of match, anywhere. Luna calls their eventual re-match an "Evening Gown Match," and asks Sable is she ripped her gown off. At Unforgiven, the winner of th ematch with the most clothes left on. "Marvelous" Marc Mero doesn't want Sable to agree to the match, but after Luna tells Sable she will humiliate and embarass her by stripping her down to her bra and panties, assuming she wears any, and calls her a slut. Sable tells Luna she's already kicked her ass and that it'll be a pleasure to do it again. Luna respons by telling her "Be there, slut."

"Marvelous" Marc Mero beats Taka Michinoku with a low blow and a TKO as Sable confronts the ref for letting Mero choke Taka with a foreign object. Sable checks on Taka after the match, but Mero pushes her away and stomps Taka again. After Mero and Sable leave, three men of Asian descent come out of the crowd and ambush Taka from the crowd before leaving through the crowd.

Before the next match, Jim Cornette introduces NWA World Heavyweight Champion and UFC Triple Crown Winner Dan "The Beast" Severn before he guests on commentary for the next match, saying "everybody's been shooting tonight" and that he has brought his own shooter. Severn watches the match from ringside.

The New Midnight Express ("Bombastic" Bob Holly and "Bodacious" Bart Gunn) beat The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) to win the NWA World Tag Team Championships! During the match, it is announced that "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley will be revealing another new member of D-Generation X later tonight. After the match, Jim Cornette sics Dan "The Beast" Severn on The Headbangers until he tells him to stop.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin uses his one phone call in jail to call the show, and tells Jim Ross to tell WWF owner Vince McMahon that he is "a sorry, sorry son of a bitch," and that the last time he checked, the Stone Cold Stunner isn't punishable by the death penalty and that Vince's ass belongs to him. He says that Vince will find out how pissed off he is, and it won't be a fun night for him next week. If it doesn't work, he'll pay Vince a house call and tell him Austin 3:16 says "I just whipped your ass."

As referees set up the steel cage match for the WWF Tag Team Championships, Kane and Paul Bearer show up. Bearer tells The Undertaker to behold his brother Kane, and asks him if he actually believed that it was over after WrestleMania. Bearer then brags about Kane being the only man to kick out of the Tombstone not once, but twice, and that he would have done it a third time. Bearer says that The Undertaker had to change after all that happened, and that after he went to the hotel, he was proud of what Kane was still able to do. He then says he awoke from a dream at 2 AM, where he saw Kane standing alone in a wrestling ring surrounded by fire, and challenges The Undertaker to step into his dream, in which the only way to win is to make your opponent catch fire. Kane and Bearer then leave.

We see footage from earlier today, in which Chainsaw Charlie got medical attention from a deep bruise on his hip from last night.

Before the next match, "Road Dog" Jesse James says they didn't represent "the squad" last night, and that they took Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie's hardcore titles and plan to take the tag team titles back, and if Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie think they're champs, they've got another thing coming. The steel cage is finally fully constructed by the time The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) get the match started early.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie in a steel cage match to become the WWF Tag Team Champions after D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Syxx, Chyna) show up and Syxx hits Cactus Jack with a chair before tossing it into the ring. The Outlaws hit Jack with a double-team spike piledriver before getting the pin on Jack as Chainsaw Charlie continues to be chained to the ring by his neck. After the match, the Outlaws continue to pound on Charlie while Triple H hits Cactus Jack with a Pedigree. As they continue their attack, the Outlaws continue to perform crotch chops and saying the words "suck it" much like Triple H and Syxx before celebrating with Triple H and Syxx, revealing them to be the newest members of D-Generation X.